Ozarks Area Crochet Resources!

Our local yarn independent stores list has dwindled down to just two:

Highlights:

• Hours:
  Tue 10:00am-8:00pm
  Wed 10:00am-5:00pm
  Thur 10:00am- 8:00pm
  Fri 10:00am-5:00pm
  Sat 10:00am-4:00pm
• Social Stitches every Thursday from 6pm-8pm and Social Stitches AM every Friday from 11am-1pm
• Social Spinning is the first Saturday of every month from 8-10am
• "We also have classes and private lessons available. We will be posting class availability on our website under the workshop tab, and Facebook page."

Just a few minutes' drive from Springfield -- and these days, the shorter the trip, the less gas you waste, and the more cash you have for buying! -- One City Market carries a great selection of fingering weight yarn, also called sock weight yarn. They've also got spinning wheels and all the accoutrements of spinning, including instruction! Wood knitting needles and hooks, natural-fiber yarns and threads, and often, candy sitting right out on the table, available to all.... It's a great store. Really. Go there. Tell 'em Clara sent you -- I promise they won't hold it against you.

Highlights:

• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am-6pm (and you can stay there the whole time, btw!)
• Classes in spinning, dyeing, and weaving
• Not a "novelty yarn" shop -- they carry naturals almost exclusively, among them wool, alpaca, silk, cotton, and corn
• Good selection of books for sale for both crocheting and knitting
• They carry Ashford spinning wheels and looms
• Gift certificates are available (remember to tell your friends and family!)